Möck

See also: mock

Central Franconian

Alternative forms

  • Meck (Moselle Franconian; broader sense in southern dialects)

Etymology

From Middle High German mügge, from Old High German mugga, from Proto-West Germanic *muggju.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /møk/

Noun

Möck f (plural Mögge, diminutive Möggelche)

  1. (Ripuarian) a thin-bodied flying insect, particularly a mosquito, also a crane fly, gnat, or midge
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